The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-05

the Chaplain, after which the minutes
were read.
THE RULES OF THE HOUSE.
President Wilder stated that the rules OF
1872, which were temporarily adopted by
the House, did not provide for either q
printing or Miscellaneous Committee. In
selecting his standing committees he had
the rules of 1876 and previous years before
him. If the minutes were adopted the
two committees named would be standing
COMMITTEES of the House.
Noble Smith said the adoption of the
minutes would simply show that the Sec
rotary had kept correct record.
The minutes were then adopted.
Noble Smith moved that the two COM
mittee be adopted as committees of this
session. Agreed to.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Rice presented petition from the
Evangelical Association, Kauai, praying,
first, that all laws authorizing the sale of
opium be repealed; second, that all laws
relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors
outside of Honolulu be repealed. Referred
to Judiciary Com mittee.
Rep. Kamuoha presented petition from
Kau, Hawaii, with the following prayers ::
First, that Article 50 of the New Constitu-
ton be repealed; second, that Article So of
the New Constitution be amended; third,
that Article Al of the New Constitution be
amended; fourth, that no law be passed
abolishing the Office of Governor. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
RESOLUTIONS.
Noble Castle presented the following res
olution
WHEREAS, The experience of past ses-
sions of the Legislative Assembly has
demonstrated the fact that the rules of
procedure in use are defective, both from
omission and from misunderstanding as
to the true intent and meaning of rules ex-
tant, and it is important that more certain
and definite rules be adopted as a guide to
the Assembly. Therefore. be it
Resolved, That the rules of procedure of
the Legislative Assembly of the present
session shall be those here appended
Attached to the resolution was a copy of
the proposed rules.
Noble Castle moved that the reading of
the rules be dispensed with The rules at
present in use were very defective as re-
CARDS the duties of officers. These he now
presented were complete in every respect
He moved they be referred to select COM
mittee. Agreed to.
President Wilder appointed the follow
ing Select Committee: Hons. w. R. Castle,
j. [. Dowsett Sr., John Richardson, At
torney General and ]. Mcguire.
ROAD SUPERVISORS BILL.
Minister Thurston read first time an
Act to amend the law concerning Road
tablish local road boards and define their
duties. Following is the bill:
Section 1. That the Act entitled An Act
to provide for the appointment of Road
Supervisors-in-Chief for the island of Ha-
for the island of Maui, to include also the
islands of Molokai and Lanai; for the
island of Oahu and the island of Kauai"
approved on the eleventh day of August,
A. D. 1884; and also sections 1853, 1859, ITO,
III, $780, 181 and 1872 of the Civil Code, be
and the same are hereby appealed
Sec. 2. The Minister of the Interior shall
appointed three competent residents of
each taxation district of the Kingdom, ex-
cept Honolulu, one of whom shall be
named as chairman, who shall act as and
be the Road Board for the district for
which they are appointed. The members
of said Road Board shall serve without
pay.
Sec. 8. The Road Boards shall have the
entire charge and control of the public !
labor on all roads, bridges and public high
ways within their respective districts, and !
shall expend such road taxes and moneys
appropriated by the Legislature as may
from time to time come into their hands. |
IN making and repairing such roads and |
bridges, at such times and in such amounts |
as the respective Boards, or majority of |
The members thereof, may decide.
Sec. 4. The chairman of each of said |
Road Boards shall, before entering upon |
he duties of his Office, file in the Interior
Office bond with sufficient sureties to the
Minister of the Interior, in the penal sum
'f$ conditioned for faithful DISPOSE
ion of. and accounting for the road
moneys which may be paid to him or his
order.
Sec. 5. The respective Road Boards shall
meet at such times and places as to a
majority thereof may seem proper; but
hey shall meet once in the first month of
ach quarter for the purpose of deciding
lpon the locality and method OF labor, and
OF money to be expended. Such
Meeting shall be public, and any taxpayer
esident in the district may offer sugges-
ions concerning work to be done.
Sec. 6. A full record shall be kept by the
Road Boards of all business
transacted at any meeting, and of the work
one IN the district. Full accounts shall
lso be kept of all moneys received, show
ng the source from whence derived, and
l all moneys paid out, showing the local
y for which expended, whether for labor
material, and the persons to whom
aid. Such records and accounts shall be
pen to the inspection of any taxpayer res
lent in the district at all reasonable